周恩来与抗战时期中共-英国关系的嬗变--以中共南方局与英国驻华大使馆为中心的考察

Zhou Enlai and the Evolution of Relations Between the CPC and the UK During the War Of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression:An Investigation Centered Around the CPC South China Bureau and the British Embassy in China

抗战时期,出于维护在华利益的需要,英国开始改善与中共的关系。为抗击日本侵略、避免被国民党"政治边缘化",当时负责中共外事工作的周恩来,采取"求同存异"的策略,通过拜访或接见英国驻华大使、举行宴会和记者招待会、指导香港"八办"加强与港英的交往等方式,使抗战时的中共与英国的关系逐渐有了较大的改善,为双方更进一步的接触和合作奠定了基础。

During the War of Resistance to Japanese Aggression the British government started to improve its relations with the Communist Party of China out of the consideration for safeguarding its interests in China. In order to effectively resist the Japanese aggression and avoid ＂being politically marginalized＂ by the Kuomintang, Zhou Enlai, who was in charge of foreign affairs of the CPC at that time, adopted the strategy of ＂seeking common ground while reserving differences＂ and improved considerably the relations of the CPC with the UK during that period through paying visits to and receiving the British ambassador in China, holding dinners and press conferences, and instructing the Eight Route Army Office in Hong Kong to strengthen its contacts with the British authorities in Hong Kong. This also laid foundation for further contacts and cooperation between the two sides.